Tricyclic antidepressant poisoning treated by magnesium sulfate: a randomized, clinical trial. Emamhadi M et al. Drug Chem Toxicol 2012 Feb 7 [Epub ahead of print]
The authors claim that they “evaluated the effect of magnesium sulfate in the treatment of TCA [tricyclic antidepressant] intoxication” by performing a randomized clinical trial. They had 72 subjects, a control group [N = …
Recognizing Dangerous Snakes in the United States and Candada: A Novel 3-Step Indentification Method. Cardwell MD. Wilderness Environ Med 2011 Dec;22:304-308.
This paper presents a 3-step flowchart that can identify with reasonable accuracy poisonous snakes (crotalids or elapids) in the United States or Canada. The identification system uses features on the body of the snake, not the …
This song — from the 1967 album The Velvet Underground & Nico — was controversial from the time it was first released. Wikipedia quotes critic Mark Deming on the reason why:
While ‘Heroin’ hardly endorses drug use, it doesn’t clearly condemn it, either, which made it all the more troubling in the eyes of many listeners.
Although aimed primarily at hospital pharmacists, this superb review of the major toxicological antidotes would also be helpful reading for emergency physicians and nurses. The authors provide focused intelligent sections on toxic-alcohol poisoning, antidotes for calcium-channel blocker and β-blocker overdose, the cyanide …
Methylene chloride is a halogenated hydrocarbon used as a paint stripper, degreaser, and metal cleaner. It is readily absorbed into the system when inhaled, and can be extremely toxic through a number of different mechanisms. Like most hydrocarbons, it causes …
When TPRfirst discussed cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) last August, we noted that there had been only 31 cases reported in the medical literature up to that time. We immediately heard from a number of clinicians who said that this syndrome must …
Tom Lehrer (b. 1928) had an eclectic career that included academic mathematics (he graduated magna cum laude from Harvard at age 19 and taught for many years at UC-Santa Cruz), a stint in the military (where he claims to have invented the jello shot), research at Los Alamos National Laboratory, and — last but certainly not least — creating and …
